Tommy Smith was born in 1945. He played at Liverpool football club for eighteen years from 1960 to 1978. During this time, other than the European Cup Winners Cup, he won every honour club football has to offer - and more than once. He captained Liverpool for a number of seasons and played under both Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley. In 1977 Tommy was awarded an MBE for services to British football. He is now a newspaper columnist and after-dinner speaker.
